The capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is St. John’s.
St. John’s is the capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, occupying the eastern end of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. Its deep natural harbour helped make it a major fishing and maritime centre, while its location facing the Atlantic connected the city to transatlantic trade and communication.
The name is traditionally linked to the belief that John Cabot entered the harbour on June 24, the feast day of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, in 1497. Historians treat that explanation cautiously, but the name was firmly established through British settlement. The city received a royal charter in 1583 and became an enduring centre of colonial government.
St. John’s served as the capital of the Colony of Newfoundland and later the Dominion of Newfoundland. When Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, the city became the capital of the new province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Do not confuse it with Mount Pearl, Labrador City, or Corner Brook; those are important communities, but none is the provincial capital.